Exclusive

Publication

Byline

Location

Blatten, Langtang, and Disasters Yet to Come?

Kathmandu, June 22 -- On the afternoon of 28 May, a massive glacier avalanche destroyed the idyllic village of Blatten in the Valais region of Switzerland. Footage of the disaster rapidly circulated a... Read More


Remembering not to forget war crimes

Kathmandu, June 21 -- The Supreme Court order last week to press criminal investigation against former House Speaker Agni Sapkota for his alleged involvement in abduction and murder of Arjun Bahadur L... Read More


A million mantras in Mustang

Kathmandu, June 20 -- Every year in the first month of the Tibetan calendar, devotees observe the ritual of Lo Monlam Chenmo within the holy month of Saga Dawa to mark the birth, enlightenment, and pa... Read More


Priceless paubha in Paris

Kathmandu, June 19 -- That winter day in January 1664 marked an exceptional event in the reign of King Pratap Malla of Kathmandu. It was 15 Paush 784 of the Nepal Sambat and for the first time, a hist... Read More


Nepal needs to be more intelligent about AI

Kathmandu, June 18 -- AI is like a tiger, will it eat us up or can we ride it? The Cassandras say that it will make humans obsolete, while the Polyannas say what's wrong with that if it saves people f... Read More


Music without borders

Kathmandu, June 17 -- Nepal's top maestro mixed the traditional sounds of Nepal with world music at the Culture in Sync concert at the Sydney Opera House on Thursday to bring a message of peace and he... Read More


Beware of spurious cancer drugs

Kathmandu, June 15 -- Vital chemotherapy drugs used around the world have failed quality tests, leaving cancer patients in more than 100 countries at risk of ineffective treatments and potentially fat... Read More


Saving the Kusunda language from extinction

Kathmandu, June 14 -- The Kusunda are among the last remaining hunter-gatherer communities left in Nepal, and it has only one fluent speaker left of a language that is not related to any other languag... Read More


National insecurity

Kathmandu, June 13 -- Throughout its 260-year history, Nepal has tried to keep an equilibrium between its two giant neighbours. Past rulers have tried to ensure friendly relations with India and China... Read More


Greening Nepal's tourism

Kathmandu, June 13 -- On 21 March, the Nepal Tourism Board (NTB) and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) signed an agreement to launch the Sustainable Tourism Project (STP), a $5 million endea... Read More